Picture It – A history lesson

This sign was uncovered while refinishing a dwelling in the Barrio, the oldest part of Tucson. Before stumbling on this sign, I never would’ve guess root beer had been around for 700 years! Or that folks here spoke Spanish hundreds of years before Columbus! 😉

Tucson started as a Hohokam Indian village.

Years later, the Tohono O’odam people took over the site, and they’re still here

Eventually the town became a Spanish presidio.

When Mexico became an independent nation, a new flag flew over Tucson.

Most recently, Tucson and southern Arizona formed the very last chunk of land to be added to the lower 48 US states in 1853.